Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health to fund the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program for the period October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The WIC Program shares three locations with the primary occupant, Primary One Health. Primary One Health shall pay water, electric, gas, trash, and janitorial invoices. The WIC Program shall pay to Primary One Health, monthly installments upon receipt of an invoice with proper documentation, based upon the percentage of building space occupied. This contract for occupancy expenses shall not exceed $28,000.00, for the period October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The contract compliance number for the Primary One Health is 31-1533908. Primary One Health is a non-profit organization.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Women, Infants and Children Program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health. This program does not generate any revenue or require a City match. This Ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance No. 2353-2016 that authorizes the acceptance and appropriation of $6,655,579.00 for the 2016-2017 WIC Grant Program.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Primary One Health for shared occupancy expenses at three WIC offices; to authorize the expenditure of $28,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($28,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Columbus Public Health WIC Program shares building space with the Primary One Health at three offices; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Board of Health to enter into contract with Primary One Health in order to pay monthly occupancy expenses, upon receipt of an invoice and proper supporting documentation, based upon the percentage of building space occupied; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Board of Health to enter into this contract so that needed services will be allowed to proceed without delay, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with the Primary One Health for shared occupancy expenses at three WIC clinics for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $28,000.00.
SECTION 2. That for the contract stated above, the sum of $28,000.00 is hereby authorized to be expended from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251 as follows:
Class & Purpose Main Account Program Project No. Section 3 Sect. 4 Sect. 5 Amount
03 - Purchased Services 63310 HE002 TBD 500116 HE38 n/a $28,000.00
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that this contract is properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the City's financial records.
SECTION 4. Funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.